| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /rɔl/ |
| Hyphenation | rol |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | rollen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| rolletje | rolletjes |
| Afrikaans | rol |
|---|---|
| Catalan | paper |
| Czech | role; úloha |
| Danish | rolle |
| English | rôle |
| Esperanto | rolo |
| Faeroese | leiklutur; lutur |
| French | rôle |
| German | Rolle |
| Greek | ρόλος |
| Low German | rol |
| Luxemburgish | Roll |
| Papiamento | ròl |
| Portuguese | papel; parte |
| Saterland Frisian | Kuddel; Rulle |
| Spanish | papel |
| Swedish | roll |
| Turkish | rol |
| West Frisian | rol |